Book and stand.



H. C. 'MILLER.

BOOK AND STAND.

APPLICATION FILED 050.22. 1914.

1, 146,895, Patented July 20, 1915.

are anion.

HENRY C. MILLER, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.-

BC JOK AND STAND.

Application filed December 22, 1914. Serial No. 878,512.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, HENRY C. MILLER, a citizenof the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Books and Stands; and I do'hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in what is herein particularly set forth withreference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims ofthis specification its object being to combine the binder of a looseleaf posting ledger or other book with standmembers that may be readilyput in and out of working position, said stand-members being preferablydetachable from the back of the binder and adjustable in theirconnection with the same so that the expansion of said binder and theangle of thecovers of the open book may be varied to suit the user ofsaid book, said stand-members being adaptable to binders of variouscapacities. The combination of the standmembers with a book-binder asaforesaid, permits the entire back of the book to rest directly upon adesk, and said stand-members prevent tipping of said book and spillingof leaves therefrom.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a cross-section view of a loose leafbinder, book-covers hinged thereto, and a pair of detachablestand-members in adjustable union with the binder, the plane of thesection being indicated by line 11 in the next described illustration;Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal sectionof the binder indicatedby line 22in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a sectional view of a detail of my invention on an enlarged scale; Fig. l, a plan view of a fragment of one of thestand-members, and Fig. 5, an elevation of a fragment of one of theangle rails of the binder.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, 5 indicates a loose-leaf binderextensible or otherwise, the details of construction of such binderbeing immaterial, so far as my invention is concerned, except that eachof the opposite longitudinal angle rails 6 thereof has its outer bead7'provi'ded with an angular guide-slot, and the back of said rail isprovided with a series of parallel slots by which to form a rack, saidslot and rack being midway of the ends of said rail. Riveted orotherwise suitably fastened on each rail 6 of the binder, over the rackthereof and matching the slot in said rail, is a guide-plate S. 'Theslot and adjacent guide-plate of each rail has a central offset toprovide play-space for a pivotal spring-controlled latch element of astandmember hereinafter more particularly described.

Eaoh stand-member 9 is a partly horizontal and partly upwardly bent armof suitable thickness and width designed to have the horizontal portionthereof engage the slot and guide-plate with which a rail of the' binderis provided. Depending from the horizontal portion of the rail adjacentto an outer lower bend of the same is a deskopposing button 10, andpivotally supported in a slot of said horizontal portion of said arm isa latch 11 having the outer end thereof provided with an upper knob 12.The under side of the knob-end of the latch is opposed by a spring 13riveted or otherwise suitably fastened to the horizontal portion of thestand-member, and said latch is engageable with any notch of the rackwith which a rail of the binder is provided, such an engagement beingshown in Fig. 8. Hence the detachable stand-member has adjustableengagement with said rail and the guide therewith, the latch beinglifted out of engagement with the rack of the rail by pressure upon theknob of said latch against spring resistance.

In Fig. 4 it is shown that the pivots ll of each latch have dovetailedends set fast in corresponding notches of slot-edges of a binder-rail,and the curvature of the upwardly extending portions of the stand-Inembers is such as to provide for the opening of the book between saidstand-members when they are connected to opposite'rails of a binder, asis shown in Fig. 1, their upper ends being stops opposing the bookcovers 15 hinged to, said binder. The-under buttons 10 of thestand-members support said stand-members parallel to an opposing deskwhen in connection with the binder-rails, whereby the binderor back ofthe book is held on the level to provide for proper opening of saidbook.

Vhile I have shown and described a preferred form of my invention, saidinvention as herein claimed, extends to any form of stand-memberscombined with the rails of a book-binder, whether they be detachable orin permanent connection with the binder the binder to extend laterallytherefrom, its

remainder being a stop by which to limit opening of one of said covers.

2. A book-binder having covers in hingeconnection therewith, andopposite standmembers each having a rigid horizontally extending portionthereof in laterally adjustable connection with the binder, itsremainder being a stop by which to limit opening of one of said covers.

3. A book-binder having covers in hingeconnection therewith, andopposite standmembers each having a rigid horizontally extending portionthereof in detachable connection with the binder to extend laterallytherefrom, its remainder being a stop by which to limit opening of oneof said covers.

4. A book-binder having covers in hingeconnection therewith, andopposite standmembers each having a rigid horizontally extending portionthereof in laterally adjustable detachable connection with the binder toextend laterally therefrom, its remainderbeing a stop by which to limitopenand guide, and a pivotal spring-controlled ing of one of saidcovers.

5. A book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails, and a member inconnection with each of said rails, said member forming a stand for thebinder and the book carried thereby.

6. A book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails, and a member havinglaterally adjustable connection with each of said rails, said memberforming a stand for the binder and the book carried thereby.

7. A'book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails, and a member havingdetachable connection with each of said rails, said member forming astand for the binder and the book carried thereby.

8. A book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails, and a member havinglaterally adjustable and detachable connection with each of said rails,said member forming a stand for the binder and the book carried thereby.

9. A book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails each slottedintermediate of its ends and provided with an inner guide matching theslot, and a stand-member engageable with the slot and guide of each ofsaid rails.

10. A book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails each slottedintermediate of its ends and provided with an inner transverse guidematching the slot, a stand-memher having sliding engagement with saidslot and guide, and means by which the stand member is detachablysecured in the engagement aforesaid.

11. A book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails each slottedintermediate of its ends and provided with an inner transverse guidematching t-he slot, at stand-member having adjustable engagement withsaid slot and guide, and means by. whichthe stand-member is detachablysecured in adjusted position.

12. A book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails each slottedintermediate of its ends and provided with an inner transverse rack, aguide covering the rack and matching the slot of each rail, astand-member having sliding engagement. with said slot latch associatedwith the stand-member for engagement with said rack.

13. A book-binder having opposite longitudinal rails, stand-membershaving horizontal portions thereof in detachable sliding engagement withthe rails transversely of the same, and a button depending from thehorizontal portion of each standmember.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee in the county of Milwaukee and State of \Visconsin in thepresence of two witnesses.

HENRY C. MILLER.

Witnesses:

. J USTUS CAIIN,

FERDINAND KNEYsE', J r.

